About Core Essentials

Core Essentials is a character education program, designed for grades K-5, that provides simple, straight-forward tools allowing schools to quickly incorporate character education into the curriculum.

The program provides a "value of the month" focus that encourages individual classrooms, the entire school, and every family to emphasize the same aspects of each value. Core Essentials is designed to synchronize the home and school by presenting values on which both can agree.

We believe it takes an INWARD attitude to influence OUTWARD behavior. That's what we mean by values. A value is an inward belief or attitude that affects someone's outward behavior. The values that Core Essentials emphasizes are common attitudes that every parent and teacher wants children to learn and demonstrate.



Core Essentials® is a non-profit organization and was begun in 1998 by concerned parents and teachers who wanted to help kids by providing quality character building resources to schools.

The first Core Essentials program was launched in partnership with Chick-fil-A® in about 24 elementary schools in the metro Atlanta area. Since that time, the number of participating schools has grown to over 1,000. By providing an affordable option to schools while delivering unparalleled quality, Core Essentials has established a strong network through local Chick-fil-A operators. Schools can order a version of the Core Essentials through local Chick-fil-A restaurants February through April for the following school year.

Core Essentials, Inc., is the parent company that develops these resources and others that encourage character in our youth.